Thread: BB removal...!
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Old 02-04-13 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ebgbz
I quess it's time to get out the NEW hacksaw blade and start cutting!
Decent bb cups are VERY hard and will ruin most hacksaw blades in a few strokes. You need a carbide blade, or better yet clamp the edge (assuming it has an accessable edge) of the fixed cup in a sturdy bench vise and use the frame as the lever to turn it out. If it has Raleigh or English threading be aware that the fixed cup is left-hand threaded and removes the opposite way from "normal".
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